Choosing Tools to Visualize Data - Data Points: Visualization That Means Something - page 54

out-of-the-box Visualization
The out-of-the-box solutions are by far the easiest for beginners to pick
up. Copy and paste some data or load a CSV file and you're set. Just click
the graph type you want—maybe change some options here and there.
Options
The out-of-the-box tools available vary quite a bit, depending on the appli-
cation they've been designed for. Some, such as Microsoft excel or Google
Documents, are meant for basic data management and graphs, whereas
others were built for more thorough analyses and visual exploration.
MICroSoFT ExCEL
You know this one. You have the all-familiar spreadsheet where you put
your data, such as in Figure 3-1.
FIGurE 3-1 Microsoft excel spreadsheet